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Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23
Knights OF Pythias on Farnam.

The knights of Pythias have at length de-
cided to erect their new and beautiful castle
hall, costing nearly $780, 900, on the south
west corner Of Farnam and Nineteenth
street. The structure will positively be one
of the most beautiful buildings in the city.
The plans have already been made and ac-
ceDted and comprise building of stone, five
stories in height, and containing stores on
the first floor, office rooms on the second,
with drill and lodge rooms on the third and
fourth stories respectively. The design has
been made by Architects Mendelssohn &
Lowrie and have already been warmly COM
mcnded by all who have seen them. The
new building has been hailed with pride by
the residents in the western part of the
city as well as by tho members of the order
throughout the city. When the proposed
mammoth hotel is added to it upper Farnam
street, including the BEE Office, the New
York Life Insurance company's building, the
Paxton building, the Merchants hotel and
the Barker building, including the new city
hall and the court house, the fact will be in
contestably proved that that part of the city
is more than realizing the expectations Of its
most ardent admirers.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

SENATOR CHANDELIERS proposition to
appoint federal inspectors OF election in
several OF the southern states where the
republican, vote has been notoriously
suppressed, is In itself very commend
able. With the appointing power in
the hands OF the democrats Mr.. Chand-
ler's bill creating federal inspectors and
prescribing their duties, would be a
dead Lei, 1t would be very much like
appointing Jay Gould to protect tho
Wall street lambs.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

THE statement that the reports Of the
Pacific railroad commissioners have
been in the hands OF New York stock
broker for n week, and that no has
made use of them in the speculations Of
himself and friends, should move con-
grcss to make thorough investigation.
If there is anything in the rumor it
ought not to be very difficult to discover
how the reports, supposed 70 have been
in the sole keeping oi the president,
got to the broker.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23
Pete Kinney Locked I'm.

Pete Kinney went home last night in an
uproarious condition, stimulated by an over
indulgence in the flowing bowl, and proceeded
to make it very exciting for his wife and fam
lily. He in some manner became possessed
with the hallucination that the house was
only large enough for himself to dwell in,
and he therefore vigorously invited his family
to spend the night ON the highway. To this
they objected in tones sufficiently loud to at
tract the attention of Officer John Brady,
and he silenced Pete by putting him behind
the bars at Central station.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

The season for public imprOvents has
practically closed. Another year has
passed and Omaha. finds herself as far
from possessing II system of parks and
boulevards as she did when it began.
AS matter of fact she is farther re-
moved. Property which a year ago
could readily have been secured by gift,
condemnation and purchase for such a
public purpose, had the charter given
our people the power, is now covered
over with dwellings and grid
ironed with streets and alleys.
The oil room wreckers of the
last legislature who lobbied through
the defeat of the best charter ever Of
fered by Omaha are solely responsible
for the misfortune which is now gener-
ally admitted. No general park and
boulevard system can be formulated un-
til ample powers are conferred upon
the city government to acquire the
needed land. For this another session
of the legislature must be awaited.
Meantime our people need to be thor
oughly aroused to the urgency OF re-
tanning intact the few breathing places
Omaha already has, as against every
scheme for their ABSORPTION for
public buildings or otherwise and such
overwhelming sentimunt ought to be
created by united press in favor of a
metropolitan park system that no legis-
lature, however besieged by private
interests, will dare to override it. 1t is
safe to say that a chain of parks con.
nected by boulevards encircling this
city would add $40, 900 to the value
of its real estate outside Of any pre-.
sumed or pretended damage to property
by their construction or extension.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

IT is to be hoped Congressman Nc
Shane will find time enough during the
holiday recess to thoroughly investigate
the condition of postal affairs in Omaha,
and go back to Washington equipped
with facts and figures to convince the
department that the wretched mail SER
vice in this city demands increased ia
cilities for handling and distribution
and addition railway postal clerks on the
trunk railroad lines.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23
STATE AND TEISIsITORY.
State JOttings.

The clergy of Fremont are planning
n spiritual boom for the early days of the
new year--the season Of swear-offs and
high resolves.
The family of Mr.. Demon, OF Min
den. was doubled up Saturday by cramps
produced by poisoned pressed beef.
The doctors Strengthened them out in Il
few hours.
The Greeley county seat war has
broken out again, and from now till
election day, January II, the praises of
competing towns will carve the prairie
air and ear.
f.. II. Eisgarber. a moderate lunatic
from Haiglcr, is in Jail in Denver. He
was supposed to have S4 900 in his pos
session, together with some diamonds.
The stones were found but no money.
The pewter bowels of the Lincoln
Democrat have been stirred to the low
est depths by the fear that some daring
Omaha man will raid the capital to-day
and vote against the Red Oak railroad
bonds. The fears are groundless.
Lincoln is welcome to an Iowa connec-
tion and Red Oak is just about her
size.
The festive coal oil can spread lurid
mantle over Mary Klipke, Grand
Island domestic. Wednesday morning.
The girl was expediting the morning
fire with the fluid and succeeded in fill
ing the kitchen with flaming oil. She
was severely, perhaps fatally, burnt.
The house was saved from destruction
by hard work.
Judge Field had scarcely warmed his
seat on the bench of the Second district
before he settled case in favor of his
old railroad clients. The Plattsmouth
Journal thus speaks of it: ''The indig-
nation of the people at the course OF
Judge Field In taking both questions OF
law and fact from jury and compelling
jury. against its conviction, to sign q
verdict, will not down, and there is 9
growing sentiment among the solid and
substantial, the intelligent and infuen.
tial citizens that it wouldn't take much
melting to work into violence. The
public is willing to grant that n judge
may take questions of law into his owr
! hands aud decide them-that is withir
his jurisdiction-but when it comes t(
questions of fact, including the amount
of the judgment. tits going little tor
far"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

EUGENE HIGGINS attracts a good deal
OF this nations attention. Senator Cor
man, OF Maryland, is reported to be in
censed at the treatment Higgins re-
ceived at Cleveland's hands during tho
past fortnight and threatens to show the
country the true relations which existed
between those two great men. Higgins
seems to be fitting himself for dime
museum career.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

THE unsightiy and dangerous forest
of pole lines in our principal thorough
fares has become u public nuisance
which should be speedily abated. Telc-
graph, telephone and electric light
wires are being placed under ground in
nearly all the large eastern cities.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23
Scholastic Recreation.

DR.. Harsha Of Bellevue college, was in
town yesterday, and says that the institution
closed for the holidays Wednesday and will
not reopen till the 4th of next month. The
attendadce was fifty students, greater num-
bcr of whom were in more advanced studies
than was ever had by tho college before.
Creighton college classes commenced to
enjoy the Christmas vacation Wednesday
afternoon. They will resume their studies ON
the Sd OF January
The public schools close to-day and will
reopen January s.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23
ASSAULTED BY TOUGHs.
Officer White Pluckily Prevents the
ResCue of n Prisoner.

Rescue OF Prisoner.
The sandbag seems to be coming into favor
again among the thugs. Last evening
Thomas Hunt was arrested by Officer White
for disturbing the services of the Salvation
army. While White was on his way to the
police station With his prisoner he was
stopped by gang Of toughs who demanded
the release Of Hunt. The officer refused,
whereupon they jumped upon him, COM
menced to beat him, and one of them, named
John Smith, knocked the officer down with
sandbag. In the scrimmage Hunt escaped,
but the plucky officer jumped to his feet,
grasped Smith and his brother Jim, and told
them If they dared to show any resistance he
would bore them full of bullets. At this the
gang quieted and the officer took the Smiths
to the lookup. Still later Hunt was rear
rested by officers Cormack and Haze.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23
Fell From a Building.

Yesterday afternoon while L. Peterson
was working ON the new Barker building,
corner of Fifteenth and Farnam, he fell
through the cellar, striking his head against
brick. He was picked up senseless and car
ried to DR.. Roberts office, where his wounds
were dressed. His head sustained an ugly
cut three inches long, but it was discovered
that the skull was not fractured. He was
also otherwise bruised and hurt, but not
fatally.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

EIaHTY-sEvEN out of ninety-two re-
publican employees In the Chicago GUS
tom house have disappeared by dismissal
or resignation since the present demo-
cratic collector has been ut the head of
the service. This is civil service reform
as democracy understands that term.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

OMAHA has in the past had excep-
tional good luck in the matter of des-
tructive fires, but there is no telling
what may happen in the future. Our
fire department should keep pace with
the enlarged area of the city and be
equipped for any emergency.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23
Iowa Items.

The Milford mine at Boonsboro is on
fire. u
Electric motors ar'e to be used on the
street railways of Dies Moines.
Savannah offers d bonus of $25, 900 for
the removal of the Milwaukee railroad
shops from Dubuque.
The supervisors Of Woodbury. county
are likely to issue permits for the brew
cries Of Sioux City TO continue business
and dispose Of their products as stand
ard medicines. The news will thrill the
arid throats of the residents who have
suffered for 10 these many days.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

COMMISSIONERS of agriculture, Nor
man j. Colman, asserts that tho people
OF the United States use more silk than
any other nation, and five years hence
will use more than all the rest Of the
world combined. Ii Mr.. Colman is COR
rect the Jetfersonian simplicity of our
people is lined with silk as it were.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

Phil King, an expressman, was arrested
yesterday on the charge of stealing a wagon
from w. S. Palmqulst. King was brought
before Judge Berka, where he asserted that
he had merely borrowed the wagon, and
Palmquist had him arrested through spite, as
King was rather slow in returning the bor-
rowed property The case was given con-
tinuance until December q at D. IN.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

SUNSET Cox occasionally rises to such
altitude above his party that he goes
almost out of sight. He said recently
that the question of revenue reduction
should be considered without thought of
its political bearings.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

THE Rochester explosions are sugges-
tive. Too much precaution cannot be
taken in the storage and distribu-
tiOn of illuminating oils and gases.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

hospital during the war, who presented
to the poor soldier, who had lost both
legs, tract on the sin OF dancing.
Givcrs OF Christmas presents put too
little thought into their gifts.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

IT only takes five days now to make
the trip from New York to San Francis
CO, but it took three days this week to
transfer the Chicago and New York
mails from Pacific Junction to Nebraska
(t;%,,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

THERE is one problem with which the
city council is not obliged to wrestle.
They are not troubled with the question
how to dispose Of the surplus in the city
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23
Dakota.

Bismarck's water system is in running
order.
Iron Hill stock is down to 80 cents in
Deadwood.
Deadwood is talking of raising the
liquor license to 81 600 a year.
The coal famine at Aberdeen was
raised in time for the late blizzard.
Mrs Kate Noel, the handsomest woman
in Fargo, has been divorced from her
husband.
WhitewoOd, the new railroad town
between Rapid City and DeadwoOd, will
have a bank next month.
The United States grand jury at
Fargo has indicted Superintendent
Graham, of the Northern Pacific, under
the Interstate law, for refusing to fur
nish cars to Hawk, of Buffalo.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

MR.. VANDERBILT and the sultan hob
nobbed together the other day. They
presumably spent pleasant hour over a
glass of sublime port.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23
Licensed to Wed.
Return the Can,

Chief Galligan, of the lire department,
wishes that the man who finds the brass cap
lost by the big extension ladder in going TO
the Bohemian hall lire will return 1t 10 him
Immediately ,,'t
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23
Military Leave Salt Lake.

Company E, Sixth infantry, which has been
stationed at Salt Lake City for about two
years, has been ordered to return to Fort
Douglas This company was stationed at
Salt Lake during the fears of a Mormon up
rising. =. ''.."'
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23
Colorado.

There are forty flowing artesian wells
in Denver.
Denver is anxious to secure the ex-
tension OF the Rock Island road, and is
discussing ways and means.
Desperate Vorces' pictures are going
the rounds Of the state press. The
artists significantly draw the line of
grace and beauty at the neck.
The wonderful climate of versatility
of wind and bowling healthfulness kept
the natives in their holes hugging hot
stoves the last three days. 1t was quito
cool out there, and Manitoba's frigid
blasts dwindlc into chinook in COM
parison. The mercury ranged from 10
to 81 degrees below zero.
The big tunnel at Badger station on
the Denver & Rio Grande road has
been completed. 1t is $50 feet long,
cut through red granite to a height
and width sufficient for broad gauge
cars. The tunnel will straightcn the
track and do away with the sharp curve
where fatal accident occurred some
time ago by sleeper going of the rails
and killing an actress.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

III may be rather late in the season to
protfcr advice about choosing Christ
mas gifts. We venture, however, TO re-
call the story OF the young lady, in the
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23

TEXAS wants more people. A con-
vcntion for devising means to encourage
immigration is now in session ut Dallas.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-23
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Iron County register., 1887-06-30

lowed them, and many were borne
unwillingly along by the mere presence
and rush. Among these were Louis
Hunter and his uncle. The episode
just described had occurred so near to
them that they had seen and heard ev-
erything, and now they had some diff
Guilty to keep their feet amid the tu-
mutt and rush. They were borne along
by the press, and could do nothing
but yield for the present. They were but
little way in the rear of the company,
and the tall form and bare head of the
prisoner were in plain sight.
And now occurred something, which
in its successful daring has perhaps
never been exceeded, the world over,
in the annals of escapes. How it could
have happened, how it was done,
seemed little short of mystery; and
there are elderly men in Havana to-day
who will tell you with bated breath of
the daring escape of "El Americana
FIlibustero." on the day that Lopez
was garroted, and express their opinion
that he was in league with the devil!
The advance platoon had cleared the
square and proceeded some distance
along one of the principal streets that
entered it. The Captain, marching
lust before the prisoner and his guard,
had reached one of those narrow,
alley-like streets so common in Havana,
which branch off from the principal
thcroughfares. An exclamation and
Iron County register., 1887-06-30
BORED BY INSECTS.
Tho Framework OF House Ruined ~
an Army Of Ants.

Tho Frame Work OF . House Ruined ~
an Army offAnts.
The most dreaded insect invader is
the white ant. In Africa their houses
are edome-shaped mounds often eighteen
feet high. These insects erect pyra-
mids one thousand. times higher than
themselves! The ants ON their travels
SO conceal their approach that their
presence is not suspected until the
damage is done. They usually tunnel
into any object which they attack.
often reducing it to a mere she'll In
this way they have been known to as
cend within the leg of table. devour
the contents of box upon it, ana de-
scend through tunnel bored in anotn.
er leg. All in one night. An oincer OF
the English army, while calling upon
some ladies IN Ceylon was startled oy
rumh,ing sound. The ladies started
with alright. and the next instant
they stood with only the sky above
| them: the roof had fallen in and lay
all about, leaving them miracuioasiy
nnharmedl The ants had made their
wav up through the beams. following
them ont until great part OF the
framework of the house was ready to
fall at the slightest shock. - Charles
frederick Holder. ta st. Nicholas.
Iron County register., 1887-06-30

we had come to a city OF refuge, a
citadel of hope, but there is nothing
certain in the sublunary world, moth
ing except death and taxes. So l
shipped my family further on and
pulled off my coat and rolled up my
sleeves and swore that this thing had
gone far enough. In the language of
Patrick Henry I exclaimed: ''Sir, we
must fight! repeat it, sir, we must
fight! How dare old Tecumseh to
cross that river. It is our river and
our land and our State. repeat it,
gentlemen, we must fgM"' and 1
popped my fist in the palm of my
hand. About that time the first big
shells commenced scattering their un-
feeling contents among the suburbs,
and l rolled down my sleeves and put
on my coat again. Then came the big
panics; then shrieked the man-eater;
then howled the Wild hyena among the
Kills of Babylon. All sorts of people
seemed moving in all sorts of ways
with accelerated motion. They gained
on their shadows as they run, and their
legs grew longer at every step "How
many miles to Millwrighta" said L
But no response came, for their legs
were as long as light. and every burst
ing shell was an old witch on the road.
Cars were the all in all. Depots were
the center of space. The passenger
depot was thronged with anxious seek
ers for transportation. ''Won't yot
let these boxes go as baggage?" mo
| madam, it is impossible" just ther
a family trunk as big as bureau wa
moved in and the poor woman go
desperate. "All I've got amt a
heavy as that" she said, land I'm
poor widow and my husband wa
killed in the army" We took up he
boxes and showed them in in spite G
the baggageman.
Everywhere was hurrying to an
fro at lively tune. whats to-day
Iron County register., 1887-06-30
PART I.-CHAPTER III.
"A BOLD ESCAPE.

In the last chapter it was stated that
this man kept his eyes fixed on the face
of General Lopez, and that he threw
back his great hat, so that his vision
might be unobstructed. He closely
watched every movement upon the
platform, and bent his head eagerly
forward to hear. The tones of the vic
tim as he entreated permission to speak
to the throng were low, and did not
reach as far as where this earnest
watcher stood; but the harsh voice OF
the tyrannical officer who re-
fused this last request was pitched
in high key, and the man
clinched his fists as he heard the words
Some powerful feeling controlled him.
His face grew red and pale by turns;
his breath came quick and then Ia
bored. He saw Lopez seated in the
fatal chair, and his teeth ground to-
gether with rage. Suddenly-couid II
be?-yes, those dark, luminous eyes
were fixed upon his own face, 1aln'
smile of recognition greeted him'
Further than this, he knew that the pa
triot General dared not recognize him.
for fear of imperiling his safety, but
this was enough The heart OF the
watcher sweiled with pride and grief;
his eyes moistened; mist SWAN be-
fore him. Then the dying cry OF the
patriot thrilled him through and
through-ah, how often had he heard it
before, in words Of affection and
Iron County register., 1887-06-30

But still we sot there an forgot bout the bees.
An she gazed in my eyes an yearned great
yearn,
An though I was cramped like Civ her a
squeeze,
An she squeezed right back an felt was
hern.
But was jammed an jes crammed
So fur in that biler couldn't nigh turn.
Then kinder got up-lik an she an the twins
With boards pried that biler from ofen my
back;
The skin that went with it want Of en- my shins
An felt for a minute this life was fac.
Still for her T d incur
At least l would then-the worst pangs OF the
rack.
Then we looked for the bees, an there ON fold
OF the flag of the coal-bin affoatin' so brave
They hung in the sun like bushel of gold.
| 1.-The flag of oar union :" I sighed, sort OF
grave.
YES" she said, with cheeks red,
Wits a flag that means business, long may II
wayeI" a. NJ KERR
Iron County register., 1887-06-30

nigger?'' said female darkey with q
hoopskirt on her arm. 'Taint no day
honey dat eber 1 seed; yistiddy was
Sunday and reckon to-day is Runday
from the way de white folks is movin'
about. Yah! Yah! Amt afeerd OF
dem Yankees, amt, but dem sizzin
bumshells kill niger fore you can
lick your tongue out; gwine to git
away frum here, is. 7"
went into doctors shop and found
my friend packing up his vials and
medicine. An old skeleton with but
one leg was swinging from the top OF
long box in the corner, looking like
a mournful emblem of the troubled
city.
care you going to leave him to
stand guard?" said L 81 suppose !
WILL" said he, ''for I've got no trans
portation for him.
'Take that screw out his skull, -
said I, "and give him crutch and he'll
travel All flesh is moving, and l think
the bones will catch the contagion
soon."
A few doors further venerable auc-
tioneer was surveying the rushing.
running crowd, and every now and then
would raise his arm and exclaim: "Go-
ing. going, going, gone-who's the
bidder?" "Old Father Time,'' said l.
| Hell get them all before long"
The door of an old friends residence
swung open to my gaze, and walked
in. Various gentlemen were discuss
ing the foul invader over jug of de-
parting spirits. II believe I'll un-
pack, =" said one; ''ding'd if I'm afraid
of blue-tailed fly. I'm going to sit
down and be easy" I'm horn," said
/. just then a sizzin, singing, crazy
shell sung short meter hymn right